Schumer: New Yorkers Should Get Free Whooping Cough Vaccinations
The number of whooping cough cases has tripled in New
York, and Sen. Charles Schumer is calling on health officials to provide free
vaccinations.
On Sunday, the senator urged the federal government to
work with health officials in every state to make sure adults get vaccinated
for free if they haven't been since age 18.
He points out the cough is very contagious and especially
dangerous if transmitted to young children.
This could be the worst year for whooping cough in this
country in a half century, according to the federal Centers for Disease Control
and Prevention.
So far this year, 1,288 cases have been reported in New
York state, three times the number from 2011. There have been 187 cases in New
York City and 333 on Long Island.
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